I was one of the first guests (unless no other guests even touched the appliances) in a newly refurbed executive apartment earlier this year. There were no shelves, ledges, or indents of any sort within the shower itself. Instead, they provided me with large bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash, plus a limitless supply to miniature soap bars next to the sink. So, for the first several days, I adopted an awkward routine that entailed gingerly prancing between the shower and the sink multiple times. It honestly didn't dawn upon me until day ~4 that this was ridiculous. Next, I took a video of my shower and grabbed screenshots of several shelving options I found on the internet, which I subsequently showed to the front desk people. Together, we selected something that we felt represented a suitable combination of tasteful, durable, and practical. Upon my return later that evening, I was greeted with a properly organized shower environment. I considered reporting about these events earlier on in this thread, but didn't pull the trigger because I felt they were off topic (and maybe too boring), but your post gave me an opportunity, so I have seized upon it. If there is a purpose or moral to my story, it's that sometimes it's okay to prod our hosts about trivial things (the front desk people actually seemed happy that I gave them something to do that made my stay just a little bit nicer).